The Louisville Water Tower is packed this weekend for the Kentucky Reggae Festival

The Louisville Water Tower is packed this weekend for the Kentucky Reggae Festival

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Updated: 2:25 PM EDT May 25, 2014

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WEBVTT THEY ARE JAMMIN' AT THE WATER TOWER TONIGHT WHERE THE KENTUCKY REGGAE FESTIVAL IS UNDERWAY. THAT'S WHERE WE FIND WL KY'S CORY PIPPIN LIVE. STEVE, THERE MAY BE A NUMBER OF FESTIVALS GOING ON DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR - BUT THIS ONE DEFINITELY HAS A UNIQUE FLAIR TO IT. PEOPLE ARE HAVING A BLAST HERE AT THE REGGAE FEST AND OFFICIALS SAY THE CROWDS KEEP GETTING BIGGER EVERY YEAR. NATS IT WOULDN'T BE A REGGAE FESTIVAL WITHOUT SOME BONGO DRUMS - OR THE LIVE REGGAE MUSIC...AND OF COURSE THE DOWN- HOME JAMAICAN COOKING. HUNDREDS TURNED OUT SATURDAY IN FRONT OF THE LOUISVILLE WATER TOWER FOR THE EVENT. AFTER 23 YEARS - IT CONTINUES TO GROW. BITE JENNIFER WASHLEY, REGGAE FESTIVAL 9.12 "Not only do we get the local patrons - but we're starting to get people from surrounding areas. Because there's not something like this for several hundred miles," 9.18 WHETHER DANCING OR EATING - SHOPPING OR SIMPLY RELAXING - THERE WAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN THE CROWDS. ABBY SHULL AND HER SON HARRISON CAME FOR THE FIRST TIME. BITE ABBY SHULL, FESTIVAL GOER 4108 35.31 "Its been great. The food has been good. The funnel cakes are awesome. and the giant chicken is really good too," 35.37 36.00 SHULL "Harrison would definitely say the music has been the most enjoyable. They really get the crowd involved," 36.07 LOCALS INVOLVED SAY ITS ALL A PART OF THE JAMAICAN CULTURE. BITE WILLIAM NEELY, FESTIVAL GOER 4106 29.21 "The fun is phenomenal because people of all different hues come together as one," 29.28 30.58 <"Everyone can relate to this music. I'm talking, I saw some people from China digging it like it was all one music. And that's what it's all about," 31.10 FOR VENDORS, THE GROWING CROWDS MEANS A LOT. THE JAMAICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LOUISVILLE COOKS AND SELLS FOOD - USING THAT MONEY TO DONATE TO THE NEEDY IN JAMAICA AND FOR LOCAL CHARITIES. BITE ALMIRA ALLRED, 4098 21.08 "We do feel good because if there wasn't this, we wouldn't make a lot of money to help," 21.14

Water Tower packed for Kentucky Reggae Festival

The Louisville Water Tower is packed this weekend for the Kentucky Reggae Festival